Genetics and Genomics of Rice

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Zhang, Qifa. (Editor), Wing, Rod A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Plant Genetics and Genomics: Crops and Models ; 5
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Biochemistry.; Botany.; Plant anatomy.; Plant breeding.; Plant physiology.; Life Sciences.; Plant Sciences.; Plant Biochemistry.; Plant Anatomy/Development.; Plant Physiology.; Plant Genetics & Genomics.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7903-1

This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the advances in genetics and genomics research on rice. The chapters feature the latest developments in rice research and cover such topics as the tools and resources for the functional analysis of rice genes, the identification of useful genes for rice...

Table of Contents:

• A reference rice genome sequence in the 10K genome era
• The Wild Relative of Rice  Genomes and Genomics
• Natural variation and sequencing-based genetics studies in rice
• Genome mapping, markers and QTLs
• Transposable element dynamics in rice and its wild relatives
• Molecular cytogenetics of rice and its wild relatives
• Mutant resources for functional analysis of the rice genome
• Transcriptome profiling in rice
• Epigenomics of rice
• Non-coding regulatory RNAs
• Disease resistance
• Insect Resistance
• Abiotic stress resistance
• Nitrogen and Phosphorus Uptake and Utilization
• Yield
• Understanding Genetic Molecular Basis of Rice Grain Quality
• Advances in the Understanding of Genetic and Molecular Basis of Heterosis in Rice
• Flowering
• Panicle Development
• Root Development
• Reproductive isolation between indica and japonica subspecies
• Genomics-based breeding technology
• Utilization of Exotic Germplasm
• Transformation and transgenic breeding.